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REDS 15 MILES FROM NANKING

Push Continues As Govt Peace Delegates Meet

REDS ENTER PEIPING

Nanking, January 23. Communist spearheads today were reported to have taken up posi tions only 15 miles North East of Nanking as their rapid South- word lunge threw a full-dress Government retreat to South of the Yangtse River into an initial disorder.

Press despatches and reliable private information today reported the

hurried Nationalist evacuation of a string of strategic towns stretch- ing from North of Nanking to the mouth of the vital waterway.

An informed source said at least four Commun-

ist columns wore racing Southwards along the Tientsin-Pukow railway to fill the vacuum evacuated by the retreating Nationalists.

He said the Communist adres vance units were presumed to have genched Chuhsien and Lluho, 30 and 15 miles North West and North East of Nan- king.

High Nationalist milltary quer- ters attmitted the Communists muy reach the North bank of the Yangtze River opposite Nanking in a week's time. One tallitary source said: "We may hear gun- By here then.".

Travellers from Puków, South- ern terminal opposite Nanicing. reported confusion and disorder in the evacuation of Nationalist troups and the flight of refugees across the river. Pukow railway station and the town was jammed with the entire police nubilised to maintain public order.

As the Communists drew nearer and noorer daily to Nanking, both the Nanking arid Shanghai

son

commander, General Tungi En-po, and the Nanking elty com- mander. General Chang Yoo-

ming, issued stern warnings to the public to maintafùi galin, thren- tening severe punishment includ- Big shoot at sight" pensity to violators of social security.

"League" To

bean functioning, Rauter learn. ed today from Courosu

In Paiping contacted by

radio telephone.

Four Communist armies have entered the ancient capital, Or-

der has been restored following a alwort period of confusion yester- day and early today,

The city received General Fu

Act As Contact Teu-yi's mouncement of peace

CLOBA

Shanghal, January 23. Mr. Chen Chi-chao, adviser to Acting President Li Taung-jon, was reported to have arrived here today from Nanking to contact officials of the banned Democrati League.

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Mr. Chen was sold to ba bearing

personal Invita. tion from President Li Tsung- jen to the Chairmanı of the Democratic League, Mr. Chang Lan, and to Madame Bun Yat- sen to proceed to Nanking to

discuss a peace plan,

General Li Tsung-jen was also reported to have cabled similar invitations to Marshal

Li Chai-sum, head of the Kuamingtang dissidents Hong Kong'and 'other top ́Dei mocratic League leaders living In exile in the British Colony.

Router.

tornis quietly, Prices of food- stuffs have already dropped fol lowing the Nationalist evacuation.

Publie utilities are functioning normally, Newspapers ure publi- shing as usual, but subject, ta ensorship. Railway communica- tions between Felping and Tien. tsin are reported to have been restored

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Japanese Reds Trail In Elections

Tokyo, January, 23. The polls closed today on Japan's third post-war elec- tion, and the first fragmentary returns showed the Commun- ists running. far behind the Socialist and Conservative candidates.

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Mine-Damaged Vessel Arrives Safely

Through Heavy Seas

(By Our Harbour Reporter)

was Skilful navigation and a 24-hour-a-day vigilonce by

shor, crow enabled the leaking, mine damaged - 10. Wối Ming to reach Hong Kong safely after seven days of severe battering by heavy

Maintenance of the city's radio and telephone contacts with Nan- king was believed to mean that the Communists now had a direct

With spring-like weather, voi- channel of camthunications withing for the new 408-member

Nationalist Government to the

House of Representatives conduct their preliminarles peaceful and apathetic. No in peace negotiations,

General LFTsang-jén,

has idents wor reported. We a verbally ordered the release of The tiny Amakusa Island, of "Young Marshal Chang such Kumamoto, Kyushu, closed its Ilang

General Yung Fu polls early and an incomplete and cheng, hath unprisoned for the count gave a lead to the Social kidnapping of retired President Democratie candidate with 393, Chiang Kai-shek in the dramatic gave the Democratic Liberal that the gesture was not sincery Sian Incident, according to a high (ultra-conservative) 184. and the and that the Communists would official source today.

Communist candidate, 19. The Government's peace efforts, not be lulled into false ässessment

sald The source

President Li meanwhile marked tine today in of the Government's Integrity be- also was considering revoking the the major aspects, as a reply from cause of the Generalissimo's flight | outlaw ban on the Democratic the Communists to its appeal to from Nanking

League in line with his new po- name the place for a meeting Less than 24 hours after Pro-licy of liberalising the adeninistra- inust be received before further dent Chiang Kai-shek retired ton-United Press and Reuter-

from his 21-year-old role at the AAF. helm of China's destiny, Acting President Li Tsung-jon, with full co-operation from Premier Sun Fo's cabinet and other Kuomin-

Reply Awaited

erfulte action can be taken.

Five members of the delegation headed by Mr. Shao Li-tze met this inerning to discuss phases of their mission which can be tratis- inted into netion at present. Lang leaders wung into action, It was reported but still uncon- either informally approved or an firmed, that Mr. Peng Chao-hsten nounced the following steps: had declined to accept appelut- ment to the peace delegation. The

Prime Minister, Dr Sun Fo, how Basis For Talks

ever,

www said

to be exerting

efforts to get him to consent to

carry out the mission,

Mr. Shoo Litar also sought to to take the Government to Cat

how out as chief delegato, sug-

delegation should have equal au-

1. Plans to abandon Nanking

will be discarded,

Lon

courts

47. Por Cent Vote

opened at

Robber Shot In N.T.

6 p.m.

rived

Cracks on her walls, fixtures torn off from their positions and leaking holds bear evidence of onexplosion which shook the 7,200-ton vessel shortly after she left Sasebo early this month for the Colony.

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Attlee Studying Tribunal's Report On Investigation

London, January, 23.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, is today studying the report submitted by the special tribunal which investigated elinaations of corruption by certain Gov ornment Ministers and public servants. The report, which was finished yesterday, will be published this week and debated in Parlia- ment. It is divided into two-parts--the tribunal's findings and a verbatim report of the six-week hearings filling 750 closely printed foolscop pages.

Chequers today Mr. Attico will decide whether the report calls for any action on his part. No advanco Information on the tribunal's findings had been

"allowed to get out. Two government officials have already resigned 03 'D result of the investigation The Labour MP, Mr. John Belcher, quit his post as Par- Hamontary Secretary to the Board of "Trado --- midway through the hearings. Mr.

after Gorge Gibson. soon wards resigned his governor ship in the Bank of England

No Eviction Before New Year

***The.Chinese New Your wilt not find the several hundrada roaf top dwellbre In Wanchai Hving in the treate, as was at first feared, but still, in full, parsciaion of the

shacks.

thele

Dr. With for

of the Enstorn”

District Health Omba inform=" which governed-the "China Mail" yoster.

Both denied allegations that they received money, bribes from contact men and business frlent« to influence their decisions on per- mits: and Britain's

Milcences

tightly controller economy, However both Mr. Bel ther and Mr. Gibson admitted re ceiving gifts, ranging from paid hotel bills to cases of liquor and rationed.sults,

Key Witness Story The key witness, throughout the bearings before the three-Justice tribunal was Mr. Sidney Stanley, a stateless self-admitted, contact man between businessmen and

Government oncials.

people arounced today unit

at The Sunday bowspaper. Tho

had signed

tel

his life story,tenter who has

>It said 'Më.""Stanley bem cscribed as the most fan- tee tastic, gure of our time" will lift the

voll on his career. Mr. Sidney Stanley,

the man

Ministries.

day that the aquatters" "will" definitely not be evicted untit

after the Chinese New Year.

•He further, "stated, that notice. had yet, been given u these people to move out, and, that when, they are offici®}}}); notified to do so they would

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to comply. be-given days with the notice.

Albania Accuses Britain

Gun Düelmidday, many with babies sirap that had passed the spot," the vessel with my officers en of the fraud squad. United troyers, the Saumarez and Volage;

a result of a gun duel between

2. Special criminal

a party of police and a gang gesting that all members of the which were set up to deal with of armed robbers at 5.30 p.m. thority, but the premier persund-political and economic violations yesterday at Ma Cho Lung el Mr. Shao, to remain as chior and seditious activities will be Gap near Lok Ma Chau, New the House might be elected / Channel, leading out from Sasebo was not injured seriously,

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with the loss of 44 sullors, in

Sho

ON OTHER PAGES October, 1945,

Helaims £1,000,000 compen-

Squatter Hut Fire in Causeway

Bay Area. »

Sports.

sation.

The hearing began on February last year. No date has yet

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who staggered the world by his story in

in the witness box, will tell:

The Hogue, January 22, ctly how he does his big- uxactly

Counsel for Albania told the A Japan-wide check by Gen- The Chinese steamer is now storm hit the town, and a magnetic

business deals.

Meanwhile the Sunday Empire International Court there today en Douglas MacArthur's Head discharging 3,500 tons of coal mine lying in shallow waters News said in a bannerline story that Britain's minesweeping in quarters reported that 47 per cent at the Mackies Wharf. On nearby might have drifted into that evidence withheld during the the Corfu Channel has been of Japan's registered voters pass. ed through the polling booths by completion of her unloading, the channel, the veteran skipper tribunal hearings would form the "carried out unlawfully, unskli- 2:30 0 p.m., Japan time. The polls she will go into dock for gen-one after the ship left the basis of further serious charges fully and with needless

am. and closed at eral repairs to her damaged Japanese town a heavy explosion number of civil servants.

three involving

and brutality equipment.

was heard and: felt under and

The court concluded its hearing Most of the woman voters nr-

The paper said highly sensation of the case in which Britain ac It was pure bad luck and this about amidships.

al evidence has bean submitted cuses Albania of responsibility at the polis in Tokyo around ship was one of several hundreds "I was on the bridge directing to the authorities by detectives for the mining of the two des-

Mr to bucks.

.O. Enkelsen, the 58-year-old watch," Mr. Engelsen said. The Press. American Military Government Norwegian, master who heads an window panes of the wheel One robber was shot but teams toured the voting booths as all-Chinese crow of 57. said ves-house were shattered, Instruments not seriously wounded and said Soviet, Chinese and British terday.

lumped out from their containers lying in Kowloon Hospital as observers.

The channel, open to all ships, and were strewn all over the Page 2 The Japanese cast their ballots had been swept clear of mines deck. A wooden rack above him under a "single ballot" system. dropped by the Allied planes dur-dropped and scattered its articles. They were permitted to mark the ing the war. Measuring two miles A plug torn on from the wall bit though i lys didate al wide and about 40 miles long, this the master on the head, but he page 7

a plural number of seats

however 3. Political prisoners will be There is a belief in some quar-released..

from one district. The Commun- by hundreds of ships since the was injured, except for the page a It is possible that other robber ista claimed this favoured the end of the war. ters, but inciting confirmation al-

have been wounded or better publicised 4. Restrictions and control over might

momentary shock. together, that some contact already

Conservative Prior to the departure of the Orders to mann the lifeboats

Wei Ming, however, been made between newspapers and periodicals will some in the duel which lasted candidates. United Press. may have

heavy and don life jackolɛ were' Isätod be lifted. certain Government quarters and

and distress,calls were sent out. 5. The eight terms laid down According to à police report, a the Communista

A few minuter after the e*~ by Mao Tze-tung ns Communist Party of New Territories police on

plosion the water around the ablp conditions for peace will be ac-patiol came across a band of 12

muddy. cepted as the initial bargaining armed men on when challenged the desperadeta «poned fire which 0. Overtures to the Com- the police immediately returned.

The armed gang fired, as they fled.

Police porties under Divisional M.B Fraser, Sub-Inspector J.M.H.B. Wall, R. The Nationalist forces mean-Mackenzie, and Kinloch scoured while have evacuation of Peiping and a juight. It is still possible that other Joint /afica to deal with the wounded or dead members of the military and political affalra gung may be found." during the transition period has The police suffered no chsual-

ties.

delegate and chairman.

Red Broadcast

f

abolished.

basis.

Last night's Red broadcast, munists to restore immediately however, gavo no Indication of communications and postal ser

Territories.

killed

the Communists Accepting vices between the Nationalist and Superintendent

Generallesimo Chiang Kel- shek's retiroment as the last remaining anag in going for. ward toward peace. The broad- cast, in Chinese language, wac typical of all former Com- munist attacks against the re- tired President and his top tea- ders as well as American tm- porialism. The

broadcast took note of the Generalissimo's leave taking, but asserted it was a political trick,

THE WEATHER

Ab 0800 'CHT. (2.p.m. HKBT) anti-cycling dominatre China and the neighbouring sons and a, ridge extenda from it to the Bonins.

Today's · Parecnat i--Light, * or' taoderate Easterly wind. Fair with morning and eventos haze,

Ersterday's Weatherin

Maximum 12.3 deg. Fah

Minimum) 67.0 deg. Fab."

Bunshinet 9.7 · hours.

Rainfall NIL ·Total indo Jan.

*2.0mm=0.20 fnch

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Communist areas.

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to the open sens, has been used None of the crew,

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Air Force Smashes Smuggling Ring

completed the the countryside until late laat The

Stop Press Senders Of

Soong Quits

V.

Canton, January 23. The Governor of Kwangtung, Dr. T. Soong, made formal public. announcement of his with? drawal from'. China's 'poll- Heal life in a broadcast: hero today,

Dr. Boong

announced

that he would come tó, Hong Kong tomorrow. He⠀

becume

Holds Sounded

The holds were sounded and when it was found that the ship was not leaking, she was turned round and by various speed and constant sounding reached Basebo, three hours later.

CALL

Wiesbad"), January 22.

On the way back, she met four United States Air Force Headquarters in Wies-

tugs,

two belonging to the Ameri- “badon announcel that several arrosta - wore

Navy, which had answered made during an operation against a wall or

her call. But they stood by as the Wel Ming entered Sasebo harbour ganised gang of international smugglers in

under her own steam the American Zone of Germany øärly today, S Japanese divera of the Basebo Dockyard surveyed the ship and During the investigations Faroe agents, widely dispersed after temporary repairs to the which preceded the operation, at exit points la the American damaged Installations on board resumed her the announcement said, agents Zone of Germany and working the Wel of the American, Air Force col- with Customs omcials of neigh-journey to Hong Kon Kon “In the open stee’we encounter- lected evidence in several Euro-bouring countries, started to ex-

ad rough seas and the severa-roll=" pean countries, They worked aming all suspected cora

Most of the goods were taken ing and tossing caused the ship with the United States Army. across the German border into leaks," the master. sald. Water Alleged to be responsible the French Surete Generale false compartments bullt into had to be pumped continuously. for sending threatening, notes and the Italian police and Cus- motor torries, fenders and run- As she lies now at Mäckies dning, boards and were delivered Wharf, the ship's No. 1 hold leaka to Hong Kong cinema houses toms officials.*? her

tó: Milan.

the port side, the double» demanding sums ranging from The activities of the gang

of the gang But the gang's activities were bottom tanks of

holdr Teak

Threatening

Notes Arrested

On

@HK$1,000 to HK$5,000, lead- † were centred 'In. Milan and in-not confined to Italy alone: Its in water and the hold take

ars of the "Overseas Chinese velvet others besides Americans contact men pproached Ameri- slightly. Pumping is under way

Indication

Youths Reform'. Group" have" it was added: "Some of the can military and civilian person at regular intervength of

been" arrested by the Chinese | members of the ring are from nel in Germany, to whom they police, party Belgium and other countries offered to have secret compart the explosion was

The vernacular Wah Klu Man It was alleged that the smug: ments put into their cars and to the Po said yesterday that the Chinese giers were taking: vifal German pay them about $500 per trip,

strong

olitting of Dimaster's 'would.

which has ma

I police at Bheklunt; big East River f-manufactureet Proods”: A# well as the state Deidad de room, hefty-man to carza

town across the New Territories the organization on Thursday

The newspaper added

horder, caught the ringlander, MA Confervolve estimated A

the

· require gold, silver and cash, into

France, Some of

dis brought The fron sato was thrown six feet of the smugglers Italy, Switzerland and other ratus

return cargoes of expensive silles from its original position. The

Alleral

luxuries, into Ger sink was pulled out from its late plice many, for an additional bonus, tachments to the wall and fall ou did not, montlen his re-police seized a bundle of domi. the value of the goods smuggler One) is reported to have made the closet. The master's table, ments which, it is alleged, con- by the gang so far at "mill- more than $40.0007 to scores: of screwed to the task wall, was, VED docted like organisation with the lions of dollars an Khrantoning letters sent to cinema | ✨ Operations against the smug, house in Hong Kong last week. vi glers: began today when VAJ

ported trip is the United States.---Associated Press,

illegal crominge,PIRAMING off and the glass on it was broken

The number of arrekte made, so to pincus, skAELLANEO

| far, was not announced.—IteutorApple (Continuelt on Pars (3)

been fixed for the judgment, but it was unofficially believed that It will not be ready for at least Alan Conference Aake End Of six weeks,

Dusch Rule In Indonesia,

Professor r

stating Albania's

AC- -West Byleofa. Rhino" "As Defence | cused Britain of having violated

Frontier.

Albanian territorial waters źwice; Page:10

first when the two destroyers, Nahru Proposed An East-West along with other British warships. Page 12

„Mediator,

passed through the Corfu Channel: 55 October 23, 1940, and second, Decline in South Africa's Star, when she had the Channel swept

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